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<section article="gen" article_name="Environment" number="5-1301" title_number="5" title_name="Water Resources" subtitle_number="13" subtitle_name="Penalty and Fines; Prosecution">
  <level label="a">
    <text>Any person who violates any provision of this title is guilty of a misdemeanor. Upon conviction in a court of competent jurisdiction, unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title, the person is subject to a fine not exceeding $500, with costs imposed in the discretion of the court. Every fine and cost shall be paid in accordance with § 7-503 of the Courts Article.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Any person found guilty of a second or subsequent violation of any provision of this title in a court of competent jurisdiction, unless another penalty is specifically provided elsewhere in this title, is subject to a fine not exceeding $1,000 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year or both with costs imposed in the discretion of the court. For the purpose of this subsection, a second or subsequent violation is a violation which has occurred within 2 years of any prior violation of this title.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>In addition to any administrative penalty provided in this title, a violation of any regulation or restriction adopted by any unit within the Department of the Environment pursuant to the provisions of this title is a misdemeanor and is punishable as provided in subsections (a) and (b) of this section.</text>
  </level>
</section>
